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Palácio Tiradentes
The stately Tiradentes Palace houses the seat of the legislative assembly. Exhibits on the 1st and 2nd floors relate the events that took place there between 1926 and the present. One of its darkest hours was when the National Assembly was shut down in 1937 under the Vargas dictato
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Bonde
The bonde that travels up to Santa Teresa from Centro is the last of the historic streetcars that once crisscrossed the city. Its romantic clatter through the cobbled streets has made it the archetype for bohemian Santa Teresa. Currently the bonde travels from the cable-car station
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Candelária
Built between 1775 and 1894, NS de Candelária was the largest and wealthiest church of imperial Brazil. The interior is a combination of baroque and Renaissance styles. The ceiling above the nave reveals the origin of the church. The cupola, fabricated entirely from limestone shipp
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Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo
The Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo has a gilded baroque altar, paneled ceilings and azulejos, and dates from 1702.
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Museu do Imagem e Som
Copacabana finally has an outstanding rainy-day attraction, thanks to the stunning Museum of Image and Sound, which opens in 2016. The building, designed by celebrated New York firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro (who also designed NYCs High Line), will feature high-tech interactive gall
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Parque Nacional do Iguaçu
To visit the falls, take the bus to the third stop, site of Hotel das Cataratas. Here you can pick up the Trilha das Cataratas, or ‘Waterfall Trail, a 1200m trail following the shore of the Iguaçu river, terminating at the Garganta do Diablo. From here, take the panoramic elevator
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Praia do Futuro
A clean length of sand stretching 5km along Fortaleza’s east-facing coast, this is easily the best city beach, although its far from most accommodations. Its lined by huge restaurants known as barracas, which serve seafood, beer and cocktails at tables on the sand, and attracts eno
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Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara
In the south of Piauí, 35km north of the small town of São Raimundo Nonato, the dramatic rocky landscape of the 1300-sq-km Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara, a Unesco World Heritage site, contains more than 40,000 rock paintings – claimed to be the greatest concentration on the
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Parque da Cidade
A good park not far from the city center is the Parque da Cidade which has kiosks to grab a snack.
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Museu Internacional de Arte Naïf do Brasil
A short walk west from the Corcovado cog train station, this small museum has a fascinating collection of colorful paintings made by artists often working well outside of the establishment. Also known as primitivist, arte naïf paintings often deal with marginalized peoples – Roma,
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Igreja São Francisco da Penitência & Convento de Santo Antônio
Overlooking the Largo da Carioca is the baroque Igreja São Francisco da Penitência, dating from 1726. Restored to its former glory, the churchs sacristy, which dates from 1745, has blue Portuguese tiles and an elaborately carved altar made out of jacaranda wood. It also has a roof
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Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades
Sete Cidades is a small 62-sq-km national park with bizarre rock formations that some have claimed are sete cidades (seven cities) left behind by some mysterious long-departed culture (aliens, Vikings etc). The place doesn’t need such fantasies to make it worth visiting. The rock f
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Ilha de Paquetá
Ilha de Paquetá, in the Baía de Guanabara, was once a popular tourist spot and remains a pleasant escape from the city’s bustle. There are no cars on the island. Transport is by foot, bicycle (there are hundreds for rent) or horse-drawn carts. There’s a certain decadent charm to th
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Jardim Botânico
This exotic 137-hectare garden, with more than 8000 plant species, was designed by order of the Prince Regent Dom João (later to become Dom João VI) in 1808. The garden is quiet and serene on weekdays and blossoms with families on weekends. Highlights of a visit here include the ro
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Encontro das Águas
Downriver from Manaus, the black (actually reddish-brown) water of the Rio Negro meets the white (light brown) water of the Rio Solimões, but owing to differences in speed, density and temperature, the waters dont immediately mix. Instead, they flow side by side for several kilomet
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Parque do Flamengo
Officially called Parque Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes, Parque do Flamengo was the result of a landfill project that leveled the São Antônio hill in 1965. It now spreads all the way from downtown Rio through Glória, Catete and Flamengo, and on around to Botafogo. The 1.2 sq km of land r
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Parque Nacional Sete Cidades
Sete Cidades is a small national park (62 sq km/24sq mi) with bizarre rock formations that some have claimed are sete cidades (seven cities) left behind by a mysterious long-departed, possibly alien, culture. But the place doesnt need such fantasies to make it worth visiting. The r
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Praia do Moçambique
Praia do Moçambiques pristine charms have much to do with the littoral strip of ecological reserve that protects it from development. Its also famous for its surf. Just north of the attractive town of Barra da Lagoa is the 14km stretch of Praia do Moçambique (Mozambique Beach). Act
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Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó
Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó, 100km northeast of Belo Horizonte, is one of the most beautiful parks in Minas. Most of the park’s vegetation is cerrado and grassy highlands, straddling the Serra do Espinhaço that divides the water basins of the São Francisco and Doce rivers. At
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Fernando de Noronha
With its crystalline water, rich marine life and spectacular tropical landscapes, this archipelago is one of the most stunning places in Brazil. Guia Quatro Rodas Praias , Brazils Beach Bible, awards five stars to just four beaches in the whole country – and three of them are right
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